þés

masc def art (þéos f, þis n) this; beforan þissum, ǽr þissum before this, formerly; 1. used adjectivally: (1) alone with a noun; (1a) where objects are contrasted, this as opposed to that, one as contrasted with others; (2) with numerals or adjective forms used substantively; (3) where the noun is qualified by an adjective; (3a) with a numeral used adjectivally; 2. used substantively: (1) pointing out a person or an object; (1a) this, the present; (1b) where there is a contrast between two objects, this as opposed to that or the other; (2) where the pronoun refers to that which has been stated; (2a) where the pronoun refers to a statement immediately following